“Of the Father’s heart begotten” alternatively known as “Of the Father’s love begotten” is a doctrinal hymn based on the Latin poem “Corde natus” by the Roman poet Aurelius Prudentius, from his Liber Cathemerinon (hymn no. IX) beginning “Da puer plectrum”. The ancient poem was translated and paired with a medieval plainchant melody “Divinum mysterium”. […]